Merida

Around Cancun

Merida is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in all the Americas, but was actually founded by conquistadors in 1542 atop the Mayan city of Tho and constructed using stones sacked from the ruins. Like most of Mexico's older cities, this one revolves around the zocalo, the town square, which has something going on every night, from mariachis to sword-juggling clowns.